Farmers have been reacting to the news that smoking in the cabs of their tractors is an offence that could attract a fine of up to £1,000. The Ulster Farmers' Union has said that the issuing of a penalty notice to one of its members in County Antrim is t

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has appointed two specialist midwives to help expectant mums to stop smoking. Funded by the Public Health Agency Roisin Donohue works from Craigavon Area Hospital whilst her colleague Ursula Gaffney is based at

As a director for Fontem Ventures, an e-cigarette manufacturer, I agree with Dr McBride that stopping children from smoking is a "public health priority"....no scientific evidence to support the assertion that e-cigarettes "normalise smoking", or that the

Co Londonderry firm Nicobrand, which makes nicotine products for e-cigarettes, has won the Queen's Award for Excellence for its growing international trade. The Coleraine company won the royal seal of approval after overseas sales growth rocketed from

Success in England and Wales means that young people there will be protected from second-hand smoke in cars from October. Scotland's government is planning on introducing similar protections soon. We have to make sure Northern Ireland's children aren't l

the Sun has a major story about the policy potentially driving illicit trade in Northern Ireland... IRA kingpins stand to make millions from new plain tobacco packaging laws after building a secret network of illegal cigarette factories.

Employers in Northern Ireland should help their staff who smoke to quit, cancer charities have said. It follows statistics released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), which found that office workers are more likely to smoke than workers in any other